Claerwen Dam
The great post-war dam opened in 1952 and the landscape it transformed.
The history of Claerwen Dam
Claerwen Dam holds almost as much water as the combined total of the Elan Valley dams.
It took six years to build, using a workforce of 470, and was opened by the newly crowned
Queen Elizabeth on 23rd October 1952.
Height – 56 metres above river bed
Length – 355 metres
Total capacity – 48,300,300,000 litres
Construction Photographs
Here are some photographs of the construction of Claerwen Dam taken by the late Edgar Price, Rhayader. Many thanks to Ian Price for the loan of the photos.
More Construction Photographs
More photographs of the construction of Claerwen Dam. Many thanks to Pauline Walton for the loan of the photos.
Recent Photographs
More recent photographs of Claerwen Dam.
